org.biojava.utils

Interface ThreadPool

All Known Implementing Classes:

SimpleThreadPool

public interface ThreadPool

ThreadPool specifies basic thread-pooling operations such that third-party implementations may be used without requiring changes to BioJava.

Since:

1.3

Author:

Keith James

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	addRequest(Runnable task) addRequest requests that a Runnable be scheduled to be run by one of the threads in the pool.
void	startThreads() startThreads starts all the threads running and opens the pool to requests.
void	stopThreads() stopThreads causes all running threads to stop when their current task is complete.
void	waitForThreads() waitForThreads temporarily closes the pool to new requests until such time as the current request queue has been emptied and all running tasks completed.

Method Detail

addRequest

void addRequest(Runnable task)

addRequest requests that a Runnable be scheduled to be run by one of the threads in the pool.

Parameters:

task - a Runnable.

startThreads

void startThreads()

startThreads starts all the threads running and opens the pool to requests.

stopThreads

void stopThreads()

stopThreads causes all running threads to stop when their current task is complete. It also closes the pool to new requests. Requests still queued are not done and the queue is emptied.

waitForThreads

void waitForThreads()

waitForThreads temporarily closes the pool to new requests until such time as the current request queue has been emptied and all running tasks completed.